The leading global provider of network-neutral datacentres and Internet exchange services, Equinix Inc. and the licensed operator of the UK National Lottery, Camelot, announced today that Camelot will deploy operations for its new communications network in one of Equinix's European datacentres.

To ensure that the lottery is in the best possible shape for the start of the new licence period, Camelot, after winning its third licence to operate The National Lottery for 10 years from February 2009, is implementing its carefully-prepared transition plans. The introduction of a new communications network to replace the existing ISDN network in National Lottery retail outlets is included in the plans.

Within a dedicated datacentre suite at the Equinix facility, which will form the central hub of Camelot's information systems, processing all of the data coming in from its new satellite network, Camelot will operate the new infrastructure. Designed to host high-density computing infrastructures offering a rich source of robust network connectivity, the move will provide Camelot with direct access to a high-performance datacentre platform.

Offering a high-performance and reliable platform for new lottery products and player services for the next 10 years, these important elements will provide Camelot with a cutting-edge infrastructure.

"Equinix is playing a critical role in enabling us to meet our plans for the third licence. Our service delivery infrastructure demands a more sophisticated datacentre and we were attracted by the premium solution provided by Equinix. We can build our systems in an extremely secure environment, which benefits from acknowledged operational excellence and the added resilience of direct access to multiple network providers," declared Chief Systems Architect at Camelot, Jonathan Root.